sudden (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sudden*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sudden	happening / happening without warning or in a short space of time

sudden > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'dahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *sudden*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	happening / happening without warning or in a short space of time.
Examples	"a sudden storm" "a sudden decision" "a sudden cure"
Narrower	abrupt	Exceedingly sudden and unexpected
	choppy, jerky	marked by abrupt transitions
	emergent	Occurring unexpectedly / unexpectedly and requiring urgent action
	explosive	sudden and loud
	fulminant	sudden and severe
	sharp	Very sudden and in great amount or degree
See also	fast	Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Opposite	gradual	proceeding in small stages / stages
Spanish	abrupto, brusco, repentina, repentino, súbito
Catalan	sobtat
Nouns	suddenness	the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
Adverbs	suddenly	quickly and without warning

HyperDic: sudden